King Tipulami Xocotomatl
#macromondays
#stamp
Err... Yes. I was ready to skip. Really. In fact I had decided to skip, because I thought that the image of this stamp didn't work, that it looked too weird (and other stamps I had photographed simply looked boring). But when I showed this strange-looking guy to magrit k., she said: "He is so funny, you really should upload the photo."
So here you go: It's a linoleum cut "rubber" stamp that my Dad had made for me when I was an elementary school kid. I don't recall the exact circumstances, but I assume what had preceded my urgent demand for the making of this stamp had been: either (a) a visit to the Museum of Natural History (back then, they used to have showcases with very real-looking scenes of ancient life and different cultures, and I remember that I'd thought "Wouldn't it be great if we were able to shrink ourselves so we'd be able to time travel by simply entering that scenery?"), (b) watching a documentary about ancient high cultures on TV, or (c) having read a "Was ist Was?"(What Was / What Is)-book about the Mayan, Aztec, Native American or Polynesian cultures. Or all of it combined, plus some Tintin / Marsupilami adventure, which is the most likely explanation. What strikes me of the design is the fact that the king depicted on the stamp wears a crown that seems to represent a shark's mouth, and the things that you can see next to the king must be either sceptres or bird totems (or both).
I've only ever used this stamp for its designed purpose once: when I stamped a rather classic, somewhat boring white (with thin red and blue stripes) cotton fabric with it before sewing a shirt out of that fabric. And when I read what today's theme would be, I knew that this stamp would be my first choice. I thought the only way to really make the stamp look interesting would be to add some colour to it with the makeshift colour filters. Well, come to think of it now, it might have looked good in contrasty black and white, too, but it's too late for another attempt now. I did some dodging and burning in PS to achieve better contrast, but other than that the only post processing was to sharpen the Raw file and add some micro contrast to it. The size of the frame is 4 x 4 cm / 1,5 x 1,5 inches (the whole stamp's size is 7,5 x 8,5 cm).
Happy Macro Monday, Everyone, have a nice week ahead, and stay safe!
King Tipulami Xocotomatl
#macromondays
#stamp
Err... Yes. I was ready to skip. Really. In fact I had decided to skip, because I thought that the image of this stamp didn't work, that it looked too weird (and other stamps I had photographed simply looked boring). But when I showed this strange-looking guy to magrit k., she said: "He is so funny, you really should upload the photo."
So here you go: It's a linoleum cut "rubber" stamp that my Dad had made for me when I was an elementary school kid. I don't recall the exact circumstances, but I assume what had preceded my urgent demand for the making of this stamp had been: either (a) a visit to the Museum of Natural History (back then, they used to have showcases with very real-looking scenes of ancient life and different cultures, and I remember that I'd thought "Wouldn't it be great if we were able to shrink ourselves so we'd be able to time travel by simply entering that scenery?"), (b) watching a documentary about ancient high cultures on TV, or (c) having read a "Was ist Was?"(What Was / What Is)-book about the Mayan, Aztec, Native American or Polynesian cultures. Or all of it combined, plus some Tintin / Marsupilami adventure, which is the most likely explanation. What strikes me of the design is the fact that the king depicted on the stamp wears a crown that seems to represent a shark's mouth, and the things that you can see next to the king must be either sceptres or bird totems (or both).
I've only ever used this stamp for its designed purpose once: when I stamped a rather classic, somewhat boring white (with thin red and blue stripes) cotton fabric with it before sewing a shirt out of that fabric. And when I read what today's theme would be, I knew that this stamp would be my first choice. I thought the only way to really make the stamp look interesting would be to add some colour to it with the makeshift colour filters. Well, come to think of it now, it might have looked good in contrasty black and white, too, but it's too late for another attempt now. I did some dodging and burning in PS to achieve better contrast, but other than that the only post processing was to sharpen the Raw file and add some micro contrast to it. The size of the frame is 4 x 4 cm / 1,5 x 1,5 inches (the whole stamp's size is 7,5 x 8,5 cm).
Happy Macro Monday, Everyone, have a nice week ahead, and stay safe!